Galaxie 500: Difference between revisions

The band was formed by the three while they were studying at Harvard in 1987, and named themselves after a friend who owned a [[Cool Car|Ford Galaxie 500]]. During this period, Krukowski lacked a permanent drumkit and instead borrowed one from his classmate [[Conan O 'Brien]].

They signed with the Shimmy Disc label in 1988, where they proceeded to release one album per year: ''Today'', ''On Fire'' and ''This Is Our Music''. These showcased the band's simple [[Dream Pop]] compositions argumented by Mark Kramer's psychedelic production and earned them some critical acclaim and a loyal audience. They and [[Low (Music)|Low]] are considered important influences on the [[Slowcore]] subgenre.

The band disintegrated in 1991 when Wareham moved back to New York and informed Yang and Krukowski that he was quitting. Wareham subsequently founded the bands Luna and Dean & Britta (with his [[Creator Couple|wife Britta Phillips]]), and Damon and Naomi founded the band [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Damon And Naomi]].

* [[Shout -Out]]: ''This Is Our Music'' borrows its title from [[Name's the Same|an Ornette Coleman album from 1960]].

* [[Step Up to Thethe Microphone]]: Yang sings most of "Another Day" (Wareham joins in on the last chorus) and the [[Yoko Ono]] cover "Listen, the Snow is Falling", the latter being the only Galaxie 500 song without vocals by Wareham.